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posted by takyon on Sunday July 12 2015, @07:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the anti-vascular dept.

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a new ruling on a category of drugs known as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), strengthening the label warnings that taking the medications increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes. NSAIDs include both prescription drugs and popular over-the-counter medications, including ibuprofen (sold under brand names including Advil and Motrin) and naproxen (brands include Aleve). NSAIDs reduce the body's production of prostaglandins, compounds which may play a role in inflammation.

The new warning guidelines stop well short of recommending that mostly-healthy people not to use NSAIDs, partly because the science isn't settled. Some doctors already report that patients are confused by the new advisories.

Aspirin is also an NSAID, but was specifically excluded from the FDA advisory. Acetaminophen, another popular drug for pain relief (e.g. Tylenol), is not an NSAID, but some researchers have cautioned that studies show correlations between heavy acetaminophen use and early mortality and other adverse medical effects.


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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Monday July 13 2015, @12:25AM

    by Snotnose (1623) on Monday July 13 2015, @12:25AM (#208273)

    This. I read some 30 years ago about some dude that tried to commit suicide by OD'ing on Tylenol. He failed, but fatally damaged his liver. Took him I think 6 months to die, during which time he decided he didn't want to die.

    I've got some aspirin in the apt, a 100 tablet bottle lasts me for years. I won't touch any other pain reliever. Doesn't help that alcohol makes the active ingredients in most pain relievers worse. I'm a functioning alcoholic that would rather not die until I hit 90.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2015, @02:34PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2015, @02:34PM (#208512)

    I'm a functioning alcoholic

    Hah... you're funny you... I thought the same thing of myself until I took a good long look at my life!
    Seriously though, I really thought the same. It's not true, they don't exist. Get help now before it's too late (like I did) before you find yourself in a room with 'friends' who are there because 'they care for you'.